A gaming system including an isolating partially see through sound blocking multi-function isolating enclosure and an electronic gaming machine positioned in the enclosure.
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1. A gaming system comprising: a partially transparent isolating enclosure comprising a housing of the isolating enclosure, said housing of the isolating enclosure comprising an access door and defining an interior space, said housing of the isolating enclosure configured to block sound waves from entering the interior space; an electronic gaming machine comprising a housing of the electronic gaming machine at least partially positionable in the interior space of the isolating enclosure, said electronic gaming machine comprising a display device, a sound producing device, a processor, and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions; a sound detecting device supported by one of the housing of the isolating enclosure and the housing of the electronic gaming machine, wherein the plurality instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, for a play of a game: responsive to a prompt by the electronic gaming machine and the sound detecting device receiving a sound from a player in the isolating enclosure, determine a decibel level of the sound, responsive to the determined decibel level being above a first decibel level threshold, cause a first action to occur in the play of the game, and responsive to the determined decibel level being below the first decibel level threshold, cause a second action to occur in the play of the game, the second action being different than the first action.
2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the isolating enclosure comprises a base, a front wall, a first side wall, a back wall, a second side wall, a top, a plurality of upright supports, and an access door, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall are substantially transparent.
3. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the housing of the isolating enclosure of comprises an additional sound barrier configured to reflect or absorb sound waves.
4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the isolating enclosure comprises an anti-noise sound generator.
5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, cause the prompt to comprise an indication to the player that the decibel level of the sound made by the player will determine an action in the play of the game.
6. The gaming system of claim 5 , wherein the indication to the player indicates multiple different decibel levels of the sound and multiple different actions in the play of the game.
7. The gaming system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, cause the display device to display an action in the play of the game based on the decibel level of the sound.
8. The gaming system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, determine an amount of an award based on the play of the game comprising the action in the play of the game.
9. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the game comprises player skill and the decibel level of the sound in part determines an amount of player skill.
10. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the isolating enclosure comprises a ventilation system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure, a communication system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure, and a lighting system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure.
11. A gaming system comprising: an isolating enclosure comprising a housing of the isolating enclosure, a ventilation system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure, a communication system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure, and a lighting system connected to the housing of the isolating enclosure, said housing of the isolating enclosure comprising a base, a front wall, a first side wall, a back wall, a second side wall, a top, a plurality of upright supports, and an access door, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall are partially transparent, wherein the housing of the isolating enclosure defines an interior space and is configured to block sound waves from entering the interior space; and an electronic gaming machine comprising a housing of the electronic gaming machine at least partially positionable in the interior space of the isolating enclosure, said electronic gaming machine comprising a display device, a sound producing device, a sound detecting device, a processor, and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, for a play of a game: display, via the display device, a prompt during the play of the game for a player to make sounds, responsive to the sound detecting device receiving the sounds from the player in the isolating enclosure in response to the prompt, determine a characteristic of the sounds, determine a first award responsive to the sounds having a first characteristic, determine a second award responsive to the sounds having a second characteristic, the first characteristic being different from the second characteristic and the first award being different than the second award, and display the determined award.
12. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: determining, via a microphone and a processor, a decibel level of a sound made by a player in an interior area of a substantially transparent sound isolating enclosure in response to a prompt by an electronic gaming machine in the isolating enclosure, responsive to the decibel level being above a first decibel level threshold, causing a display device of the electronic gaming machine to display a first action in a play of the game displayed by the display device of the electronic gaming machine, and responsive to the decibel level being below the first decibel level threshold, causing the display device to display a second action in the play of the game displayed by the display device of the electronic gaming machine, the second action being different than the first action.
13. The method of claim 12 , which further comprises causing an anti-noise sound generator to cancel sound waves in the interior area of the isolating enclosure.
14. The method of claim 12 , which further comprises causing a display device of the electronic gaming machine to display an indication to the player that the decibel level of the sound made by the player will determine an action in the play of the game.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the indication to the player indicates multiple different decibel levels of the sound and multiple different actions in the play of the game.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first action is more likely to result in a greater award for the player than the second action.
17. The method of claim 12 , which comprises filtering air that enters the isolating enclosure.
18. The method of claim 12 , which comprises filtering air that exits the isolating enclosure.
19. The method of claim 12 , which further comprises receiving a beverage or food order from a player in the isolating enclosure via a communication system of the isolating enclosure.
20. The method of claim 12 , which further comprises preventing an access of door to the isolating enclosure from being locked.
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March 11, 2019
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